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Featuring solos for sitar, guitar and flugelhorn, the closing track is based on musical material heard in previous songs, including harmonies from A Trova Luisada.

lyrics

Music at last
After the caravels
After the slave ships
After the ironsides
After all that – the music

Music at last
After the mission schools
After the trade wars
After the empires
After all that – the music

We are the mariners now
The navigators, os marinheiros
Por mares do imaginário
The navigators, os marinheiros

Invisble ships slip out from the harbours of history
Hugging the cost of dreams
Or daring the ocean of an open future

We are all strangers now
Somos todos deste tempo
One human family
No mesmo mundo

Music at last
After the voyages
After the compass
After the atlas
After all that – the music

Music at last
After the armies
After the war zones
After the guns and flags
After all that – the music

We are the mariners now
The navigators, os marinheiros
Por mares do imaginário
The navigators, os marinheiros

Invisble ships of sound swiftly crossing all frontiers
Following the rhythm of tides
Or hearing the deep notes in the tides of rhythm

We are all strangers now
Somos todos deste tempo
One human family
No mesmo mundo

Music at last
After the caravels
After the mission schools
After the voyages
After the armies
After all that – the music

Music at last
After the telegrams
After the signals
After new Babel
After all that – the music

We are the mariners now
The navigators, os marinheiros
Por mares do imaginário...

And from the eye of brightness comes
A new map
A new justice
Because of all that – the music

credits

from The Rhythm Of Tides, released July 31, 1997
Mingo Rangel - guitar
Baluji Shrivastav - sitar
Shanti Paul Jayasinha - flugelhorn
Music by Tony Haynes
Lyrics by David Bradford

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Grand Union Orchestra is a multicultural world jazz ensemble based in London. It has been performing, touring and recording large-scale shows for over 30 years and is well known for its educational work. Grand Union specialises in large-scale musical performances that reflect the backgrounds of its performers and often invites participation from amateur musicians and community groups. ... more

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